The New York Times on Monday denounced “intimidation tactics” by President Trump against its reporters after days in which the administration assailed the newspaper’s reporting on Elon Musk and the Defense Department.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward in the search for three suspects who robbed a letter carrier in Los Angeles last week. Video released of the March 20 incident shows two suspects in black hoodies getting out of a newer model white Honda 4-door sedan and running up to a letter carrier … Read more
Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are under an updated beach hazards statement which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:11 a.m. The statement is in effect until … Read more
PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu began testifying Tuesday on Day 2 of his trial on sexual assault charges, saying, “I won’t hide, it’s hard.” In his gruff, deep voice so familiar to global cinemagoers, the 76-year-old former Oscar nominee said it was “very emotional” for him to be in the Paris court, answering … Read more
You probably have a general understanding of the human brain: a network of nerve cells connected by synapses. Complex or abstract ideas emerge as a result of the firing of many of these nerve cells, or neurons. This means that a concept or memory or idea is the result of a distributed pattern of neural … Read more
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, … Read more
The United States Senate on Monday afternoon confirmed John Phelan, a businessman and art collector, as the 79th Secretary of the United States Navy in a bipartisan 62-30 vote. All 51 Republican senators voted for Phelan, as well as 11 Democrat senators, including the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed … Read more
Multiple Trump administration officials who allegedly held classified discussions on an open messaging platform have in the past condemned the mishandling of classified records by others, including former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. National security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have called for “consequences” for individuals … Read more
A Pennsylvania city worker was accused Monday of staging a fake “hate crime” after she allegedly planted a noose at her own desk, according to police. Allentown City Hall employee LaTarsha Brown was charged with a pair of criminal counts after DNA pulled from the noose only belonged to her, authorities said — though one … Read more
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than 440,000 acres to the county’s hazard zones, including a 30% increase in acres zoned in the highest severity rating. The release — which includes all … Read more